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Unit 1

APUSH

TermDefinition
Pueblo Indian tribe of southwest; focused on maize (corn) cultivation
Chinook Indian tribe of northwest; sedentary; hunting, fishing, foraging
Sioux Indian confederation of Great Basin and Great Plains; migratory due to lack of resources; chased buffalo
Iroquois Indian tribe of northeast; cultivated crops and migratory
mestizo mix of Indian and European
zambo mix of Indian and African
Columbian Exchange exchange of animals, plants, cultures, populations, diseases, etc. between Europe and the Americas after 1492
joint stock company company in which different amounts (stakes) can be bought of a company; you receive profits in relation to your stake
sextant instrument used to measure latitude
Juan de Sepulveda Spanish humanist that claimed Indians were natural slaves in Valladolid debate; Indians were "as children to parents, as women to men" as thus inferior
Bartolome de las Casas Spanish humanist that claimed Indians were created in God's image, and thus should not be enslaved; he said "All the peoples of the world are men and thus possess natural rights, including the right to liberty."
Valladolid debate debate over the treatment of Indians between Sepulveda and las Casas in the early 1500s
Pueblo Revolt example of how Indians strove to maintain independence in face of European subjugation; led by Pope, it was revolt against Spanish and the Catholicism they brought
Atlantic World The interactions among the peoples and empires bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Started during Age of Exploration.
Secotan An Algonquin village in present-day North Carolina circa 1585
Encomienda system New World Spanish explorers, conquistadores, and military men were rewarded with land and Native American labor.
Asiento system As Natives died from disease and brutality, the Spanish began to bring enslaved people from West Africa to the New World; forerunner of Triangular Trade
Hopi southwestern tribe characterized by matrilineal gender structure
Potosi silver mines in South America mined for Spanish by native labor
context The setting or circumstances surrounding an event that allows you to understand the event better
Three Sisters Native American system of growing corn, beans, and squash together
capitalism economic system based on private business, ownership of property, and the open exchange of goods between property holders
comparison examining similarities and differences
causation examining causes and effects
change over time examining changes and what remains relatively the same
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